马杜罗及其妻子就刑讯逼供指控在纽约法院表示不认罪

委内瑞拉前领导人尼古拉斯·马杜罗及其妻子西莉亚·弗洛雷斯周四在纽约法院就新增的刑讯逼供共谋罪表示不认罪2。美国政府指控两人创建并维持了一个暴力镇压体系，导致数千名委内瑞拉人遭杀害、骚扰和刑讯逼供2。指控的刑讯逼供方法包括"电击、窒息、强奸、强制裸露、长期隔离、饥饿、惩罚室和心理刑讯"2。

马杜罗和弗洛雷斯于1月份在美军突袭中被捕，目前在纽约监禁2。两人辩称马杜罗作为主权国家领导人享有豁免权2。马杜罗在法庭上表示"我完全无罪。我无罪"2，弗洛雷斯也表示"我完全无罪。我无罪"2。马杜罗此前曾称此类指控是进一步执行"帝国主义"计划以获取委内瑞拉丰富石油储备的工具2。案件审判定于2027年6月进行2。

Nicolas Maduro and his wife Celia Flores appeared in a New York courtroom on Thursday to enter not guilty pleas to torture-related conspiracy charges 2. The Venezuelan former leader and his spouse are accused of establishing and maintaining a violent repression system that resulted in thousands of Venezuelans being killed, harassed, and tortured 2. Maduro declared during the proceeding, "I am completely innocent. I am not guilty," while Flores made a similar statement through translation 2.

The U.S. government alleges that Maduro and Flores orchestrated a state-sponsored suppression campaign throughout Maduro's tenure from 2013 to 2026 1. The torture methods cited in the charges include "electrocution, asphyxiation, rape, forced nudity, prolonged isolation, starvation, punishment cells, and psychological torture" 2. The couple was arrested in a U.S. military operation in January and are currently detained in New York, with trial proceedings scheduled for June 2027 2. Maduro and Flores have argued that Maduro, as a sovereign nation's leader, is entitled to immunity 2. Maduro has previously characterized such accusations as instruments of an "imperialist" agenda aimed at seizing Venezuela's substantial oil reserves 2.